Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 US census, it had a population of 84,293. In 2018, the population was estimated at 86,965.
The city was founded in 1905 as the «Hawthorne Improvement Company» by B.L. Harding and H.D. Lombard. Harding’s daughter shared her birthday—the 4th of July, American Independence Day—with New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne, and a decision was made to name the city after him.